Digital Video Surveillance and Security

by Anthony C. Caputo

Overview

The use of digital surveillance technology is rapidly growing as it becomes significantly cheaper for live and remote monitoring. The second edition of Digital Video Surveillance and Security provides the most current and complete reference for security professionals and consultants as they plan, design, and implement surveillance systems to secure their places of business.

By providing the necessary explanations of terms, concepts, and technological capabilities, this revised edition addresses the newest technologies and solutions available on the market today. With clear descriptions and detailed illustrations, Digital Video Surveillance and Security is the only book that shows the need for an overall understanding of the digital video surveillance (DVS) ecosystem.

• Highly visual with easy-to-read diagrams, schematics, tables, troubleshooting charts, and graphs
• Includes design and implementation case studies and best practices
• Uses vendor-neutral comparisons of the latest camera equipment and recording options

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124200432
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/18/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	440
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Anthony C. Caputo has been a senior technical consultant since 1998, with eight years of hands-on DVS and CCTV experience, and over eighteen years of networking and digital video experience. Worked as a DVS Architect and system engineer in public transportation, education, retail and municipals having worked on homeland security and surveillance projects including City of Chicago; New York City; Dallas; Rochester; and Basra, Iraq. He is also the published author of McGraw-Hill’s Build Your Own Server and has presented at conferences on the importance of a network security plan, and his multi-dimensional view for troubleshooting networked video. Caputo also provided the Keynote Speech "The Future of CCTV" at CCTV World 2011 Conference in Sydney Australia in December 2011.

He is a subject matter expert and is certified in a number of technology disciplines, including project management with PMI (PMP), CCNA, CWNA, Genetec Omnicast and Security Center, Firetide Mesh Network Engineer, object-oriented analysis and design for business process improvement, and a Microsoft Certified Professional. He holds a certification as an IBM e-business Solution Advisor, helping IBM write the exam for certification and in encryption and security from the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Video Security

PART I: CHOOSING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT

Chapter 2: Digital Video Overview

Chapter 3: Digital Video Hardware

Chapter 4: Understanding Networks and Networked Video

Chapter 5: Wireless Networked Video

PART 2: APPROACHING THE PROJECT

Chapter 6: An Architectural Design Approach

Chapter 7: Site Surveys

Chapter 8: Choosing the Right Software

Chapter 9: DVS Archiving and Storage

Chapter 10: Project Implementation

Chapter 11: Physical Security Integration

Appendix A: Site Survey Readiness Checklist and Survey Forms

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Spending on networked video surveillance will reach $1.2 billion next year—this book shows how to create customized systems without breaking the budget!

Editorial Reviews

"This book provides all you need to know about digital video security and more, furnishing a detailed study of digital video monitoring. The market’s growth and dynamism makes this text a relevant and welcome one for security professionals…. This book is extremely educational and should be consulted by any security professional interested in the transition from analog to digital video." —Jack F. Dowling, CPP, PSP, Security Management, April 2011

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